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C is for Costumes, Character Assassination

scene from upcoming gossip girl small.jpgA note on costume selection:

We happen to love watching shows where the on-set stylist clearly cares about everything the characters wear - this is a big reason for the success of SATC with fashion fans everywhere, needless to say.

But we also get kind of upset when the stylist steps out of the reality created within the show, and chooses something the character would not be caught dead in if she were really real.

This week on the fashion favorite Gossip Girl, it was the purple halter dress gasped at around the world, as seen on Vanessa who would clearly be far too proud to wear anything so Vegas. On an upcoming episode is Blair’s ensemble, above, in which she wears Uggs, which we assume means the entire UES is going to be overtaken by Ice-nine, making Blair want to play a joke on god for her final hurrah.

Even though this landed in our Inbox with the clear sentence “photo taken while filming,” we’re secretly hoping this is somehow just a shot taken on set where everyone looks like they’re acting but they’re really just between scenes - because really, we just want a little consistency in our sartorial fiction.

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posted by guest

Apr 02, 2009 10:33AM

Totally agree about the purple Vanessa dress - was totally out of character and can we please kill Vanessa off the show already?!? When??? SOOONN??? ;-)

xoxo

www.chicsetera.com

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posted by LauraMilli

Apr 02, 2009 10:44AM

please don't judge me for knowing this, but i remember reading in an interview with rachel bilson that she had special uggs made for her for filming on the OC. they had special platforms inside so they boosted her up, and in scenes where you didn't see her feet, she didn't look so dwarfed by mischa barton.

so maybe they're not shooting feet in this episode, and leighton is just cold?

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posted by Justina

Apr 02, 2009 11:06AM

I absolutely agree with the SATC stylist reference, and I dread watching an episode that sees Blair in Uggs.

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posted by guest

Apr 02, 2009 11:10AM

having done extra work on GG recently - i can tell you ALL the girls wear Uggs between takes or when they're not in frame

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posted by guest

Apr 02, 2009 11:15AM

The GG girls wear Uggs while they're rehearsing the scenes and then change to their filming shoes.

Look at Blake here with her Uggs and then heels:

http://www.blakelivelyweb.com/pictures/thumbnails.php?album=721

http://www.blakelivelyweb.com/pictures/thumbnails.php?album=690&page=3

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posted by guest

Apr 02, 2009 11:29AM

oh man, blair in uggs? i would say it's between scenes but they all really do look like they're acting (plus serena is wearing real shoes...)

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posted by calvinshowblogspotdotcom

Apr 02, 2009 11:32AM

I thought the EXACT same thing about that damned purple dress. The dress was 10X more shocking than her sleeping with Chuck which I knew would happen sooner or later.

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posted by nogobelieve

Apr 02, 2009 11:43AM

The uggs were the first thing I noticed when I saw the photo. It has to be between scenes.

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posted by adora

Apr 02, 2009 11:43AM

The dress Vanessa wore WAS totally out of character, I couldn't even pay attention to everything else that was happening while she was wearing it. Totally distracting! Also, Vanessa is the only Gossip Girl character whom I can picture wearing Uggs on-screen. Come to think of it, hasn't she?

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posted by guest

Apr 02, 2009 12:06PM

Blair would never wear Uggs.

http://blog.celebritystyleguide.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/blairlovequotesbluescarf.jpg

She wears yellow heels with that outfit.

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posted by guest

Apr 02, 2009 12:13PM

nice vonnegut reference...

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posted by guest

Apr 02, 2009 12:28PM

what everyone else already said, fashionista! leighton meester wears those uggs most of the time in between shots and when they're not shooting her feet - chances are pretty high that the uggs won't be on screen during the episode. thank god!

xox

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posted by guest

Apr 02, 2009 12:39PM

this is a dumb post. do you really think that when they are filming outside in cold conditions, for hours at a time, they would make the actresses stand there in heels?

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posted by guest

Apr 02, 2009 12:47PM

ive also done extra work on the show and they only wear the uggs between scenes or when their feet wont be in the shot...chillax fashionista!

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posted by guest

Apr 02, 2009 12:49PM

Blair wore uggs in the books.. not that it really matters to the actual tv version.. but its in the books :) I wish the show were more like the books.. way more interesting, but its not going to make me stop watching

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posted by guest

Apr 02, 2009 1:03PM

The dress was totally out of character be she was ACTING totally out of character! She was trying to make Nate jealous and call attention to her self. It made complete sense.

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posted by WithLove

Apr 02, 2009 1:34PM

They all look way too serious for this not to be for the show. It's probably just a close up shot.

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posted by rockferry

Apr 02, 2009 5:15PM

Do we all hate the dress V. wore, or is it just out of character? Because I actually thought it was gorgeous.

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posted by austinsamuel

Apr 02, 2009 8:29PM

LOL @ comment 18. Umm yeh we're talking in code?

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posted by guest

Apr 03, 2009 8:40AM

Uh, I loved that purple dress she was wearing with the Chuckster.

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posted by guest

Apr 03, 2009 4:40PM

Vanessa wouldn't have wore that dress in a million years!
She's suppose to be underground ah hip, now she almost looks like the other girls whenever she goes to a party.

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posted by lapetitebrigitte

Apr 03, 2009 5:12PM

The dress Vanessa wore was Catherine Malandrino, and a lot of times they put her in the designer (her leather jackets, etc.) so I don't really think it was that out of character. Plus I don't find knee-length or Catherine to be "Vegas".

I do agree that they are starting to make her too trendy. If they are going to do that, can we give V a straightener for events, please?

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